The Dillon tribune., 1887-11-11
!Ile 57iilon !Tyitm'e.
a PRETTY PLACE WITH OLD
WORLD SURROUND NGS.

Lmbarliin., for :, Visit to -assrric.a-Irs'
sar.nri.' Chil,lrcn--A TALK with Her
Concerning. Her Thirteen Years Res
i,lcncc in England.
Hardly q cannon's shot from the duh
English seaport of southampton Mrs. Al
gcrnon s,artoris (Ncllic GranN lives. On
the opposite side of the river from tue
struggling outlines Of this old town she
has a charming summer home. 1t is IL
delightful place, not only for its mistress
and master, but for its complexion and
associations.
One afternoon recently, as the Dutch
steamer from Bremen drew into the
waters O; The Hamble, which wash the
acres o; ,hi, striking abode, Mrs. Sartoris
put out in IL rowboat to. board it. She
was accompanied by the dder Sartoris,
who babe her IN atfectionate farewell as
she reached the deck OF the ship. Here
was an cmbarkation ut ones own door,
and il was the beginning of Nellie Grants
first trip to America in two years. Vi
Wan, her eldest daughter and second
child sails with her. She is beautiful
girl, the image of her mother as she can
he recalled when she first entered the
White House when her father became
president Algernon, her eldest son, is
now u boy of 10 years old; the little girl
who goes with her to America is =, and
Rosa, the Youngest, is g. An interesting
little group the mother and children make.
But social life, as the world knows and
feels it in this locality, does not interrupt
the even tenor Of the Sartoris home.
There are Rytlc Esplunadc and Southsea,
two famous summer places along the
beach like our Far Rockaway, and all
within easy sight or sail OF the quiet
place towards which I hope to direct the
readers attention. Nellie Grant is the
mistress OF this home now. for the elder
Mrs. Sartoris is dead. The master is the
father OF the singular son who married
this splendid American girl who SO
worthily bore a great name. The hus-
band, having large interests in Wales, is
rarely ut home, and the father deyOtes
himself to the care of his sons children
and his wife's happiness. The elder Sar-
toris is u man of culture and refinement,
devoted to music, painting and literature.
He has means, and not only surrounds
himself with Il home air Of art and re-
linement, but with those who deal in the
finer touches Of existence. His daughter
in-law lives in an atmosphere Of the higher
order
The farm is ample, well laid out and
cultivated. The house is an old building,
with two centuries of history about it.
The proprietor has added some new fea-
lures to the architecture Of the main
building. and it is ample now to house
the great troop Of friends who frequently
come here to enjoy the good taste of the
proprietor. There are acres and acres Of
lawn and pasture, and many more acres
Of flowers, shrubbery and shade.
Gravelctl walks lead in and out be.
tween the rows OF great trees, which
run in every direction, and tasteful
flower beds dot the whole slope from the
house to the river. The old fashioned
primrose and pink, with other flowers so
well remembered to dear old America,
garnish every part Of the lawn ant! arc 50
guided iha, they make up quaint illustra-
tions Of how beautifully colors may be
combined. Bowers of cvergreens are here
and there. Overlooking the waters there
is one where trailing vines have been
guided over an archway of wire and the
climbing ivy has been coloreA with /,
wealth of flowers, which peep ont cum
ningly from the dark green leaves Of the
climbing plant.
This is Nellie Grants muSing place,
and it is l; good point from which to study
nv '''.,''H ''ti'' ,"' VI ''', l'itee'
eiolI' 1t ~, ''', ',"sG ''lo VI ,1'c ""''f eal
1e o'sc'Nc'': = 1',''u wa. VI .a'l Ne seer
,hc ',,'c i've 'r,"h'S S'';''ou''l 20" '.r'es '.lis'
upon every passer hy--most magnificent
Illustrations ii the military power of The
United Kingdom. On the land great lines
q ivytiir&tiun@ trend in every direction
and / have ufi,'" wondered II, when look
n':' ''l''! WV 'i''St VI n,'"'','S -, S'''!
1'''' SW''S, '',''"'' w '''.N,' '''s Sies''
neS' - '''' i"'l'S' "'i'i ''> ''I'"'' t"''''o
he 'l',' 'N''1.7|'' ",'' 'nc ,, ave" 81 h'ef
I;r 900 '.- ,'!'e
lHti#' ltIbl 1-iI4!S!4 llIt taa II 'i,,H tiiN IL